?It wasn?t supposed to be this way. As the global economy shifted from manufacturing to innovation, geography was supposed to matter less. But the pundits were wrong. A new map is being drawn ? the inevitable result of deep-seated but rarely discussed economic forces,? says author and??Berkeley Professor, Enrico Moretti. His??book, The New Geograph...Read More
Eric Savitz reported yesterday on a report from PiperJaffray researcher Gene Munster about the likely iPhone5 release in October, "despite the reported 28 nm baseband radio chip shortage at Qualcomm." But it was the second part of Munster's remarks caught my eye more, "We believe the iPhone 5 will have a completely redesigned body style, which may ...Read More
Blizzard has released an official response to reports of Diablo III player accounts being hacked, maintaining that the issue is typical of any game's launch...Read More
U.S. auto executives, surveyed by Booz & Co., named Hyundai and Kia, and and , as the OEMs most likely to pick up share in the American market over the next five years. Of the poll of 200 senior executives of automakers and top-tier suppliers, 88 percent lent Hyundai/Kia their highest expectations for market share, .....Read More
According to recent data from the National and Nutrition Examination Survey study, (NHANES)(http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm), teenagers growing up today may be at increased risk for heart disease, mainly as the result of excess weight gain which can predispose them to development of metabolic syndrome, which is characterized by central obesity, ...Read More
THERE?S AN ONGOING debate regarding the viability of sourcing in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region fueled by headlines about labor shortages, rising wages and power outages.?? Some see sourcing moving out of China to lower cost competitors such as Vietnam, Bangladesh and India.?? Others forecast a migration within the nation either to the North .....Read More
? Renegade minds, fearless leaders, and those audacious enough to make their dreams come true tend to dislike rules and loathe barriers. For the average earthbound entrepreneur, few rules are more all-affecting than gravity and fewer barriers more constrictive than the planet's atmosphere. If SpaceX - also known as Space Exploration Technologies Co...Read More
Two Democratic consultants who claim they supplied Arianna Huffington and Ken Lerer with the idea for the Huffington Post have filed an amended version of their lawsuit, saying emails and other documents they obtained through discovery show how the defendants appropriated the concept and attempted to cover their tracks...Read More
Bailian Group of Shanghai, whose domestically well-known businesses include the Shanghai Friendship Group and Lianhua Supermarket,????led??a list of?? top chain stores in China published by the China Chain Store and Franchise Association earlier this month. Government-controlled Bailian led the way with sales of 118 billion yuan, or $18.7 billion, ...Read More
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